Getting close, I think - I hope

[Atlantis]

Thanks to having restored this boys younger self I could use his nose, eye and hair and transform it a little to transplant to the more damaged older boy.
I think I'm getting closer to the finish but need to figure out the shape of his rightarm/hand, elbow and the crossed legs. Plus the shadows underneath are not ready at all.
Last but not least : the striped shirt. I already decided that the brownish yellow is probably damage. But how to get the striped pattern look natural ... ?

[Hannie]

Hi Atlantis,

Great you were able to use his younger photo for spare parts, great job you did!
I can't figure out if his right leg is pulled up or if it is his left leg crossed over the right one.  I really don't think it matters for the end result anyways seeing the area is too dark to see the difference.
I think you already pretty much have the shape of his arm right, just a matter of finishing the repair?
There is one very small pick I have about his hair line on the forehead.  I hope you don't think I'm a muggenzifter but I think there is some more forehead showing on our left side?
Insignificant pick on an otherwise fabulous restore Atlantis!

Hannie

[klassylady25]

He's looking great!

[cmpentecost]

Wow!  This is coming along great!

Chris

[jneil2]

Nice job.  He is looking great.

Stripes and plaids are a pain in the neck, aren't they!

Jan

[Mhayes]

Looking Great!  :up:

[Ausimax]

Hi Atlantis, you have this one coming along great, with stripes what I find works best for me if the damage is extensive is to make a new layer then trace over all the visible stripes in their colour at 100% opacity. Where the stripes are covered by damage you just have to wing it. I you are like me and not good at painting straight lines or following existing lines, I use the click/shift method. set your brush to the width of the stripe using a medium soft brush, then click on the beginning of the stripe and the holding down the shift key (PC) keep clicking along the stripe, it is like using the pen tool for selection, you can get around the curves in short moves.

After you have traced all your stripes switch off that layer and repair the damaged item in its background colour, you then turn on the stripes layer and adjust the opacity to suit, to make it softer you can run a blur on the stripes layer, and it you need to vary the opacity of the strips in some areas fade them by using the eraser at a very low opacity.

I use much the same method for retaining the shading of folds and creases.

For areas of plaid!! Make your own arrangements. :funny:

Hope this helps a bit.


Max

[Atlantis]

Max thanks for the stripetrick. I'm a bad painter indeed, especially when I want the lines to be straight. I will certainly try it your way  :wnw:.
And Hannie, I love it when you muggenzift  :P ! How did you get his hair so cute, it looks so much better, less wiggish. Did you use one of the liquify tools??
This is one of those photo's that need to be done step by step to prevent a painterly look and remain as photorealistic as possible.

[cmpentecost]

Nice tip on doing the stripes Max!  If only plaid was that easy!

Chris

[Hannie]

Atlantis, I used the original photo as an example to copy the strand of hair on his forehead, just cloned a little from his own hair on the left.  Then a little smudge with a soft edged brush at 85%, also on the rest of the fringe on his forehead and temple.  I smudged in both directions (skin to hair as well).
I used a 15% dodge/burn to paint in the highlights s and shadows in the new hair lock.  Finished of by smudging the hard edges at the tips with the splatter brush at 60%. (also slightly toned down the highlights in the rest of the hair.)

What a long story for just a wisp of hair!

:loveit:

Hannie

[Atlantis]

I tried & tried, started over many times but did not manage to get the same cute hairdo as Hannie did. It got to be to frustrating so I did something a little like it, finished the rest as good as I'm able to, sent it home and hope for the best. I'll add the B&A to the gallery asap.